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Google to sell tablet PCs directly
Google may co-brand some of the tablets sold through the store and has considered subsidizing the cost of future tablets to make them more competitive with the Kindle Fire, according to the Journal report
Mobile: Panasonic to shift base out of Japan
Panasonic had pulled out of overseas markets in 2005 but it plans to re-enter them in April
F Special: The Flash-Back
‘Living’ microbot to detect diseases in future
Called Cyberplasm, it will combine advanced microelectronics with latest research in biomimicry
David Marcus is PayPal’s new president
The appointment shows the importance of PayPal’s push into mobile payments globally and its efforts to process transactions in physical stores, not just online
RIM to layoff senior staff: Report
RIM’s shares were halted in after-market trade pending news just minutes before the smartphone company is expected to report its fourth quarter results
RIM posts loss, BlackBerry shipments slump
CEO Thorsten Heins says he was still focusing on a turnaround of the company, which has been hammered by competition from Apple and Google’s Android in recent years
Apple, Foxconn to revamp China work conditions
Foxconn, which makes Apple devices from the iPhone to the iPad, will hire tens of thousands of new workers, eliminate illegal overtime, improve safety protocols and upgrade worker housing and other amenities
ROADM WSS mkt to grow 15-20 pc in 2012-15
Revenue for WDM ROADM-based optical equipment (not components) grew 36 per cent in 2011 from the previous year, outpacing shipments of WSS modules by a wide margin, finds Infonetics
Micron settles memory chip lawsuit with Oracle
The lawsuit accused Micron Technology of hatching a “conspiracy” to increase DRAM chip prices for the period from August 1, 1998, through at least June 15, 2002, and included a claim for damages
Apple to settle patent fights with Samsung?
Last April, Apple sued Samsung in a US court, alleging that the Korean maker’s smartphones and Galaxy line of tablet computers violated Apple’s patent and trademark
Saudi youth delegation meets Sachin Pilot
On a 10-day visit to India since March 22, the delegation arrived in the national capital late Wednesday after a tour of technology hubs in Bangalore and Hyderabad
Technology firms awarded for innovation
The winners were selected from 800 applications from across India, from sectors like nano-technology, bio-medical engineering, tele-communications and solar power under the ‘DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme’
Social media content creators need protection?
Speaking at a debate organised by Foundation of Media Professionals (FMP) at the India International Centre, veteran journalist R. Jagannathan held ‘vested political interests’ responsible for the attempts to curtail freedom of expression of media and censorship on social media
Google to open online tablet store
The online store would offer tablets made by Samsung Electronics Co and Asustek Computer Inc based on Google’s Android software
Google tracking our each online move?
Google Account Activity can also give weekly report telling you “how you spend your time per week” based on location information gleaned from GPS signals
Wi-Fi on Howrah Rajdhani from Sept 25
The Railways is taking up the pilot project worth Rs. 6.30 crore to provide Wi-Fi connectivity in three rakes of the Howrah Rajdhani Express
Unitech seeks embargo on Telenor
The company has urged the court to restrain Telenor for violating the shareholders agreement, and thereby allowing embargo on it for entering into partnership with any other Indian partner
Technopark to hire 65k IT professionals in 5yrs
IT secretary P.H. Kurian said that currently at Technopark there are more than 35,000 professionals and in the next five years it is going to touch one lakh
Bag daily deals online, the other way round
An e-commerce portal, MyDeals247, has reversed the popular model of selling products online, through establishing a real-time connect between the buyer and the seller, after the former initiates the deal that invites bids from the latter